Movies

In this haunted house horror you see what the ghost sees — and it's terrifying

In Steven Soderbergh's supernatural thriller Presence, a family finds they aren't alone in their new house. It's a ghost story told masterfully from the ghost's point of view.

Why do the Oscars get things wrong so often?

It's Oscar season, a perfect occasion to look at why the Academy Awards gets things wrong so often.

Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'

This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.

Looking for a little escape? Cue up a heist movie

There is something about a heist movie that's just fun. We dissect them and explain why they're such a crowd favorite.

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson discusses his quest to slow aging

NPR's A Martinez speaks with tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson about the Netflix documentary "Don't Die: The Man That Wants To Live Forever," which portrays his quest to slow aging.

Ariana Grande says 'Wicked' was a gift — and is proud to be in the 'beautiful coven'

As a kid, Grande loved singing karaoke with her family. "I looked up to Whitney and Mariah and Celine endlessly," she says. "I think that's a large part of the reason why I learned to sing."

A family endures a dictatorship in the Oscar-nominated 'I'm Still Here'

A Brazilian family is rocked when the father disappears following a military coup. I'm Still Here tells the heroic true story of a wife and mother who steers her family through the rapids of tyranny.

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Questlove confronts the 'burden of Black genius' in a new Sly Stone documentary

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."